Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02

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VIII make the route on the Connecticut
mere attractive, and will be an equal at
t-. 20 in any place where these improve
mel., may be located
Wallace Newcomb and David Miller are
at loggerheads over their business affairs.
understand il. when Newcomb bought
Miller's lumber business n written agree
ment was made and duly signed, by which
Newcomb was given lease Of the premis
es for five years with the privilege Of pur-
chasing within that time at IA stipulated
sum The sum named in the writing is
$500 but Miller claims that $4,000 was
the sum agreed upon, and that fraud has
been practiced upon him Newcomh has
brought an action in chancery 10 compel
Miller TO fulfil the written contract. and is
understood 10 have retained all the lawyers
in town while Miller has sued Newcomb
for $500 due in part payment which the
latter withholds aud he has retained G.. b.
Eddy of Bellows Falls as his counsel Mr.
Miller is at present in quite III health.
At the Vermont convention Of Univer-
salists, held this week at Springfield, TWEEN
| ty-one members Of the Brattleboro society
were in attendance
The excursion Of the Universalist Sunday
school TO Watch Hill took place last Friday
The day was a beautiful one and n large
party, nearly five hundred awaited them
selves Of the opportunity to visit the sea
side Both car and boat ride were enjoy
ed and about four hours were allowed for
enjoying the beauties Of Watch Hill The
return journey was made almost on close
time the party arriving home at 1920
well pleased aud ready 10 90 again.
O. W. Sherwin, W. J Wilder, G. W
/ Stewart, NJ J Dowley and f. b. Coates
members Of old Co. d, 18th Vt. Vols were
| present at the company reunion held at
| South Londonderry on Tuesday. Lieut.
| Gov Fuller, Col Hooker and Hon j. L.
Martin were also present 10y invitation.
Fairs in Wndham county County fair
at Newiane, Sept 81, % Wilmington,
| Sept y Halifax, Sept ~ Brattlehoro.
/ oct o. q
Services will be resumed in the Univer-
salist church next Sunday morning at 10
/ 30. The Sunday school will hold its SEES
sion at - The pastor, Mr. Illman, will
preach.
Bratteboro friends will be glad to learn
Of the improvement in the health Of Mr.
/ j. j. Roess, mentioned in the letter from
Mrs. RoesS elsewhere published Mr. and
Mrs. Roess will bee here soon after the mid
die Of the month
Brattleboro had its first hail storm in "A
long time on Tuesday afternoon. The sight
was Il rarely beautiful one. the sun shining
brightly all the while heavy shower Of
rain and hail fell for the space Of quarter
OF an hour or more.
The Esteyville band will give II concert
next Thursday evening from their stand IN
Fuller park
The farmers and other live stock owner.
are talking mysteriously about the show of
heavy cattle which will bee brought out at
the town fair We hear of several pur-
chases which have been made Of choice
yokes for the occasion. The wise ones III,
that both the "trotters' and fancy pairs
will be well represented and that the show
will be 10y all odds the hest ever seen il
Vermont
Tickets for "The Old Homestead" b,
Josh Whtcomb, all 20 on sale at Briggs +,
drug store Oh Wednesday evening, Sept
:, at 1:}0, and no reservations will b,
marked of before that hour
With the coming Of September the hour
Of evening meetings will changc-on sun
day evenings To- : O'Clock and on week day
evenings to $50
Moses Howe had an accident Wednesda,
similar 10 that which recently befell Mer
chant Newell at West Brattlebnru. n,
went To- his lee chest % take out piece o
ice when n bottleo E,terhrook tonic beer.
which had stood therein for several DAYS
burst and the glass flew into h- face. mar
rowly escaping one eye and soaring In
face quite badly
Horace Stockwell, who died on Monda,
at the age Of - year., was the father %
Elbridgc Stockwell, with whom he Ina,
made 1t his home for the past few months
lie was native and life long resident %
the town. his farm being located on Anne
hill.
+. f. lioush a Co., printers, have order
ed fast Scott cylinder press and folde
adapted Tor use on the Woman Magazine
and for general pamphlet work
DR. Clark. the optician who has hi, head
quarters at Ranger x Thompson's find
business So good that ne has decided to re
main until saturday the 10th
White Il Galvins stove store Is 10 be- fur
nshed with Incandescant electric lights
The railroads will carry for half far
those who attend the meeting of the Yer
mont Horse Breeders Association at Rut
land next week Wednesday. Thursday an,
Friday. on the Vermont Valley road the con
ductors will give free return checks. an,
AT Bellows Falls tickets will be sold to Rut
hand aud return at the price Of one fare
IL l. expected that from - a. ~ peopl
who are interested IN the purposes Of tn
association will attend the meeting fror
Brattleboro. The managers cnnhdentl
. predict that the show of horses will he ON
Of the finest t. be- seen IN any state IN tia
union.
q Pratt Is now opening his usual larg
stock Of fall silks. fine dress gods. ladie,
{ outside garments and merino underwear a
very attractive prices.
The Rural Improvement association ha
enlarged it, field 80 much tins season tina
It needs all the funds ohtainahlr to pav 1t
bills, Therefore the executive commits.
, would be glad 10 have those solicitors tina
r have not vet reported canvass their terri
tory and deposit their collections with tn
treasurer. Those who have complete.
/. their work report that they have been col
daily received and generous contribution
have been given
n Thos. Chuhbuck, Of Springfield Mass
the well-known copper and steel plate 81
. Eraver has been stricken with paralysis q
& ms summer home in the Whit. Mountain
huL Ms toUtlllnh l. not CRITICAL. he kt
publican. in speaking of the line wor
which has made him famous throughor
+, New England says PERHAPS his mo,
y famous piece Of work and one which con
" mands the highest price Is the Brattlebor
u postage stamp. which increases in value I
!. each sale, the few copies in existence helm
r worth 5000 apiece.
- The rector will conduct the services 4
:, MlchaerS Episcopal church on Sunda,
Morning prayer, sermon and holy commui
" ION at lO:@ A. NJ. evening PRAYER at :
y Nj, Sunday school at $50 4. NJ.
:. In paragraph about asylum affairs ca
ly IN the season We mentioned the fact TIN
:, one feature Of the seasons work would |
the beginning Of the erection Of IA stor
tower in the park, which, when complete,
would form "A conspicuous and attract,
u feature in the Brattleboro landscape II
81 foundation Of the tower was laid in lu
u and its massive walls are now rising slow
I" hut surely. IL Is circular in shape. with
'e diameter of - feet The material is
ID stone and cement with an inner lining
brick. The stone is quarried near hy {
the high land among the trees in the par
The tower when completed will he abo
a % feet high The present season the wa
n will he carried Ia a height Of ten feet, al
{ five years will probably be occupied in COZ
IF plotting the structure, the work being dol
10 upon 1t at a time when other work is N
IF pI essing. The new piggery near the As
n, lum farmhouse is rapidly approachn
ID completion and will soon he ready for d
As cupation.